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Words That Start With SHM

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All Words That Start With SHM 25 words

7-Letter Words Starting With SHM 7

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8-Letter Words Starting With SHM 6

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How common is SHM at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 25 words that start with SHM. Most are 7 letters long, they average 17.2 points, the best is SHMALTZIEST (25 points) and 36% end in S.

Total words
25
Most common length
7 letters
7 words
Average Scrabble score
17.2
out of 25 max
Longest word
SHMALTZIEST
11 letters
Most common ending
S
36% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 36%
  • e 12%
  • k 12%

Top vowel pairs

  • oo32%
  • ea8%
  • ie8%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with SHM

s 1h 4m 3a 1l 1t 1z 10i 1e 1s 1t 1

S 1 + H 4 + M 3 + A 1 + L 1 + T 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 = 25 points

Double word
50 pts
Triple word
75 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

shmaltziest

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with SHM are there?

There are 25 words that start with SHM in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 7 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with SHM?

SHMALTZIEST is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHMALTZY (25), SHMOOZING (24), SHMALTZIER (24).

What is the longest word that starts with SHM?

SHMALTZIEST has 11 letters.